Ruminations on teaching, learning, and the science of getting better.
Photo by Tom Pumford on Unsplash Alfie Kohn just kicked my educational philosophy butt! In his blog post, “The Failure of Failure,” Kohn lays out a very convincing argument against promoting “productive failure” in the classroom and as a feature of progressive education. “If you squint hard, I suppose that taking more time to figure something out... Continue Reading →
Sharing our thinking about literacy learning
thoughts on education by Grant Wiggins
Change for the better
Reflections on Teaching English Language Arts
In everything that my students and I do together, we strive to find ways to use reading and writing to make the world outside of our classroom a better place for all of us to be
Advancing the Theory and Practice of Self-Determined Learning
Complicating the canon
Mercedes Schneider's Blog: Mostly Education, with a Smattering of Politics and Pinch of Personal
My world, its ups and downs
